Change to Hippocratic Oath

[Poppy98]

I didn't realize it changed. Maybe that's why many doctors no longer follow "Do no harm."

That's true.

 

[Poppy98]

Everything is barcoded and timestamped with our ID as well as the patient's ID. This was decades ago, so what may have been more common, certainly isn't now-a-days... almost unheard of in 2025.

There's still oodles of crime there, but idk what the comparison is.

 

[Poppy98]

It is awful. As if the reason for its existence isn't there any more!

the patients ran away! (kidding, light-hearted)

 

[Neonatal RRT]

The Hippocratic Oath is no longer necessary for doctors anywhere

Do Doctors Sign an Oath? - Advance Study

 

[Neonatal RRT]

There's still oodles of crime there, but idk what the comparison is.

https://www.cms.gov/files/document/overviewfwacommonfraudtypesfactsheet072616pdf

My point here, is that whatever crimes are being committed... it's not coming from people at the bedside, but rather billing and coding personnel.

 

[Mary Terry]

https://www.cms.gov/files/document/overviewfwacommonfraudtypesfactsheet072616pdf

My point here, is that whatever crimes are being committed... it's not coming from people at the bedside, but rather billing and coding personnel.

I've seen fraud by patients, too. I once had a client who reluctantly admitted to me that she'd used someone else's ID and personal insurance to obtain a hysterectomy, paid for by the insurance. I've always wondered what would happen if the real person needed a hysterectomy herself but her medical records indicated she'd already had one.

My radiologist husband has told me many stories of identifying fraudulent patients by comparing x-rays and imaging. Gee, Mr. Patient, what happened to the spinal fusion you had 5 years ago that no longer appears on your x-rays?